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2505913

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-23
pubmed:abstractText
Anorexia, dysphagia, and dysgeusia are the most prevalent symptoms in head and neck cancer patients during radiation therapy. The patients, who were in poor general condition, suffered marked loss of body weight and consequently were unable to tolerate further anti-cancer treatments. Aggressive nutritional support to the head and neck cancer patients was started in April, 1986 to improve the general condition of these patients in our hospital. The physiological condition of 152 patients who underwent nutritional support were evaluated as a study group (Group I) between August 1986 and May 1987. Group II, 165 patients without nutritional care were evaluated as a control group between August 1985 and May 1986. In Group I, oral supplementary diets or enteral feedings were provided as nutritional support to all of the anorectic patients. Anthropometric measurement and laboratory data were collected in both groups at the several time points. An average of 1.1 kilogram (Kg) and 3.5Kg body weight loss was observed in Group I and Group II, respectively (P less than 0.005). In patients diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the average duration of radiation treatment was 11 days shorter in Group I than that in Group II (42 vs 53 days). In conclusion, aggressive nutritional care performed by a group of clinical staff, which included doctors (radiation oncologist), dietitians and oncologic nurses, was sufficient to improve the general condition of the head and neck cancer patients during radiation therapy and to therefore increase the recovery rate of these patients after radiation treatments.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
chi
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:author
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
37-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
[Clinical evaluation of aggressive nutritional care to head and neck cancer patients during radiation therapy].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract